The Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Manufactures and Shipbuilding, 71. köideRobertson, Brooman, & Company, 1859 |
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... length , on the nomenclature of metrical , 235 Measuring machines , Whitworth's , 217 Mechanical engineers , institution of , 93 , 181 , 217 , 314 99 122 engineers ' society , civil and , 410 manipulation , 381 Mediterranean Steam ...
... length , on the nomenclature of metrical , 235 Measuring machines , Whitworth's , 217 Mechanical engineers , institution of , 93 , 181 , 217 , 314 99 122 engineers ' society , civil and , 410 manipulation , 381 Mediterranean Steam ...
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... length of the pendants cannot be suited to tance of 10 feet on each side of the keel , they are yet only carrying a broadside of 14 guns on her light and heavy draughts , the reply is , they are bolted in at only half this distance ...
... length of the pendants cannot be suited to tance of 10 feet on each side of the keel , they are yet only carrying a broadside of 14 guns on her light and heavy draughts , the reply is , they are bolted in at only half this distance ...
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... length from 30 to 40 feet in breadth , and , it may be , 15 in height . It contains eight presses , ranged in a straight line , on the vertical screw principle , as constructed in 1810 by Messrs . Boulton and Watt , and these may be ...
... length from 30 to 40 feet in breadth , and , it may be , 15 in height . It contains eight presses , ranged in a straight line , on the vertical screw principle , as constructed in 1810 by Messrs . Boulton and Watt , and these may be ...
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... length of time , rather than to those who have merely witnessed its working during the ordinary trials . In the first place , with regard to the impracti- cability of adjusting the length of pendants to meet every contingency , I am ...
... length of time , rather than to those who have merely witnessed its working during the ordinary trials . In the first place , with regard to the impracti- cability of adjusting the length of pendants to meet every contingency , I am ...
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... length of rope . Next , the adoption of steel instead of iron rope has effected a great saving in wear and tear , which saving is further increased by passing it round large ( 4 feet ) pulleys instead of small ones as formerly . As we ...
... length of rope . Next , the adoption of steel instead of iron rope has effected a great saving in wear and tear , which saving is further increased by passing it round large ( 4 feet ) pulleys instead of small ones as formerly . As we ...
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